SEPTEMBER 9, 2010 ISSUE
Blowing Rock Holds Art in the Park Saturday, Concert in the Park Sunday
Art in the Park will kick off Blowing Rock’s Blue Ridge Heritage Days on Saturday, September 11, from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
The Blue Notes Dixieland Jazz Band, including member Steve Frank, will perform Sunday, September 12, beginning at 4:00 p.m. in Memorial Park in downtown Blowing Rock.Blowing Rock begins a week of festivities in honor of the Blue Ridge Parkway’s 75th Anniversary with Art in the Park Saturday, September 11, from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the American Legion grounds in downtown Blowing Rock.
Admission to the show is free, and a trolley from the Tanger Outlet Center or the Food Lion Shopping Center will be available to take visitors downtown.
Like the Parkway, Art in the Park has a long history in Blowing Rock. In the early 1960s, artists living in and around the village would come to the town’s park to display and sell some of their paintings or other pieces—thus Art in the Park was born.
Now in its 48th year, Art in the Park attracts artists from all over the eastern United States. This award-winning series features the works of 90 juried artisans in metal, fiber, watercolor and oil painting, wood, photography, basketry, jewelry, clay, glass and more.
As part of the Concert in the Park series, the Blue Notes Dixieland Jazz Band will play Sunday, September 12, beginning at 4:00 p.m. in Memorial Park, also in downtown Blowing Rock.
Bring a lawn chair or a blanket and enjoy the music—which is an example of the type of music that would have been popular when the idea for the Parkway was first being developed.
The Blue Notes play in the New Orleans style, featuring eight traditional jazz instruments: clarinet, trumpet, trombone, tuba, tenor sax, piano, drums and banjo. Each musician is a soloist and an ensemble player.
For more information on Art in the Park or Concert in the Park, call the Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce at 828-295-7851.
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